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Hyperferritinemia and iron overload in type 1 Gaucher disease.
American journal of hematology - 1 Jul 2010
Stein Philip, Yu Hannah, Jain Dhanpat, Mistry Pramod K
Abstract excerpt
Hyperferritinemia occurs in Gaucher disease but its clinical spectrum or its association with systemic iron overload and HFE mutations are not known. In 114 patients with Type 1 Gaucher disease, we determined serum ferritin, transferrin saturation and HFE genotype. The results were correlated with the extent of hepatosplenomegaly, overall Gaucher disease severity score index, and response to enzyme replacement...
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